Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I did want to ask the minister about the line on technology updates, the $16.3 million she referenced earlier, but before I get into that, I just want to comment.
I have appreciated the minister's commitment to equity and equality, and that includes in employment, but there is one area of the economy—of workers—that hasn't had the respect or the recognition that it deserves, and that's the care economy. These are workers such as personal support workers, long-term care workers and child care workers. We know that we are going to need a lot more professional carers in the new child care program.
Really, Minister, this is gender discrimination. Since the beginning of time, the burden of the economy, the care portion of the economy, has always fallen on women. They've never gotten the respect and the pay they deserve.
I just want to point out, Minister, that a report came out of this committee just yesterday that talks about investments in the care economy. My question to you is in relation to the need for more investment in the care economy and in future skills and labour needs. There is a recommendation there, “Recommendation 3”, which talks about “supporting a wide range of strategies to make training in care-related fields more accessible”—training options like “microcredentials” and “upskilling options” and those sorts of things.
I want to elevate it here, Minister, and I want to hear from you. Is this getting increased exposure? How can we get this increased exposure as we think about training for the future?